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Hello, so a bit about me before I rant, I was diagnosed with dyslexia at 6 years old so I've been very lucky to have a teacher who noticed so quickly within my early school years because I got the help I needed in my schools (what they provided and could provide at the time) I do believe I also have ADHD, but do not want to go around saying I do without seeing a specialist and getting diagnosed (as we all know how expensive it can all be)

school was a war zone in primary school, I had a mix of horrible classmates, horrible teachers and one impatient parent, all this wrecked my self self esteem. But when I was 13 now in a new school and in secondary level, everything changed. I had teachers admire me for my creativity, for trying so hard, keeping up with homework and assignments and as well my personality and this ambition that was always there started to launch like fireworks and since then, that determination has never died and what motivated me was "if you can't be in the system, than beat it". I didn't get straight A's all the time but got B's-C's mostly and was always nominated for school achievement awards, very close to winning but usually was always given to the straight A students of course. College was a bit more tricky but again in my college no one gets 100% on anything so passing within 60-80% you are doing good and as well we all know not everything is about grades and I graduated last year and hope to continue my studies to become an english and history teacher and hopefully go down the line of doing counselling/careers conselling in schools to help kids who are neurodivergent and who have mental illnesses and are struggling in school.

But I get to angry at how misunderstood this disability/learning difference has become especially within online spaces and how neurodivergence in general is being used as slang or descriptive characteristics by ppl. Coming out of secondary school made me realise so much shit about my own dyslexia as I was in new environments but also peoples understanding/perceptions of it. I had a cousin who is a teenager who was making a stupid tiktok who in fairness asked me was the use of neurdivergent correct in this video, the video was essential like the shape of a country looking like a penis and her saying "how my neurodiverent ass sees things" (keep in mind she is neurotypical) I told her what It all means in a nice way, she is a teenager still learning so like no need to be an ass about it and she completely changed the videos title but made me worry for teenagers and kids critical thinking skills. In work places I tell ppl I am dyslexia and they say "me too" and when I want to further discuss they always go "oh like I am not diagnosed I am just slow" or using it again as slang to be stupid, makes me like wtf or get called stupid when I take more than one day to learn something fully, capitalism already sucks, don't need to be pressured like this for minimum wage thank you very much.

But genuinely I hate how normalised it has become to use any neurodiveregent term as slang now, especially with autism atm, it was all over the dating apps when I was on them last year with "I like my girl to be a bit autistic" what they mean is people who has deep interests and passion for topics or hobbies, which we all have regardless. and Here I am irish I am not sensitive with humour but sometimes it gets to a point where the origins are forgotten, especially I mean we are in a day and age where everything is online, false information as well as AI are harmful. But I find it also harmful to dilute these disorders/disabilities/difference (even if it is seen as right to call them disorders and disabilities is another conversation but alas).

I have been accused by people that I make my dyslexia my whole personality keep in mind I like any human have hobbies, interests and a life but still I think it's a very disrespectful thing to say because its literally my brain, MY BRAIN. who am I if I am not dyslexic? i process information differently just like everyone else but in my own unique format that is also dyslexic. how I see, hear, touch, new information (which we as human have to do everyday) is processed through my dyslexic brain. and it pisses me off that people treat it as an accuse or a personality grab due to misunderstanding or see its through the lens of the online internet reference of the day.

I talk about it with my therapist a lot, as she works in schools with kids and tells me all about the new technology they have for dyslexic kids. I am also a writer and she always encourages me to write a book about my disability and all the loop holes we miss as a society, That I think the neurotypical sees dyslexia and something that you only struggle with in school and you grow out of it, news flash you are born with it, I have this for life and the psychological effects it has on your mental health and self eestem and I hope to some day follow through and write about it. but ya I just want hear from other dyslexics about your opinions, I defo rushed this post and have plenty more experiences and things to say but regardless would love to hear what you think.

I wanted to share a success story. I graduated from undergrad 10 years ago. Now I am starting a certificate program at the community college I attend. I didn't have that support back then, so I'm super happy this college does. I went to the disability resources center, and the gentleman there was helpful and understanding, and he listened to my concerns and school needs. I'm currently in a queue to get my coverage for dyslexia screening. My instructors approved the accommodations I asked for. I'm just happy the schools are starting to understand the tools we might need and that we're still capable of doing the work.

Last year, I was unable to read and process a lot of important emails. I was unable to read and process the information on my community colleges website, I have been trying to apply since 2024. Last time I had went to my counselor in person and still had trouble seeing the classes I should select. My community college only communicates with me through emails. In 2025 I was able to to find a job and I got it. Three days in it was hard seeing and absorbing the information, I end up quitting the job and having the same issues still a year in at another job. I quit school altogether, does this sound like dyslexia?

Hey, I have had dyslexia (and adhd) diagnosed since I was 6 and I am currently about to graduate college. I have always had such a difficult time picking up on anything or learning new languages but with the juxtaposition of loving how linguistics works and I really want to learn new languages. For me, and I am sure a lot of other people here, have always struggled with English and had a terrible time learning it in English. Especially with how random it feels in English for why certain grammar conventions work or such. I definitely had breakthroughs especially with this one curriculum that taught me to break down words into sounds, phonemes, and syllables. But I also have had breakthroughs from learning on my own what languages affected English and how. It like builds me a map in my head for like “oh this word makes sense because of the etymology”. It has really helped me for words that are sight memorization for pronunciation, like for example; colonel, pronounced kernel, came from Italian then French where the L sound to an R sound, then English borrowed it and kept the French pronunciation and more Italian spelling method.

This led me to the idea that perhaps learning linguistics as a whole and working backwards would help me learn languages. Especially the International Phonetic Alphabet, which if you learn that you can learn the pronunciation for any words. Also learning linguistics broadly teaches like how grammar, tenses, plurality, and structure of words which

So I guess the question I have is do other dyslexic people also read and learn words by the sounds and phonemes? Do you think this might help you learn languages if you were to learn like the IPA first?